flstandardbreds Chapter 150 Good Things Happen
Chapter 150 Good Things Happen
"!!!"
Zhao Shenghu was stunned for a moment, thinking he had misunderstood.
He turned his head and asked, "What did you just say?"
"Zhao Shenghu, I want a divorce!"
When Ren said those words, she felt unusually relieved.
Zhao Shenghu was amused for a moment, then pointed his index finger directly at her nose and cursed:
"Ren Chunmei, are you crazy? You actually want to divorce me?"
However, let me tell you, once we divorce, don't even think about clinging to me anymore. Our son is mine, everything in this house is mine, and you can forget about taking a single penny.
He had long disliked Ren Chunmei, that old, ugly, fat woman, but after all, she had given him a son and was quite hardworking, so there was no reason for him to divorce her.
However, today Ren Chunmei took the initiative to propose a divorce, which is simply a godsend!
"I don't want my son, I don't want money, I don't want anything, I just want a divorce."
Ren Chunmei glanced at the father and son and said.
She has hands and feet, and she goes to the embroidery workshop every day to do embroidery, which allows her to earn money to support herself!
"Good, good, good!" Zhao Shenghu said three times.
After he found a buyer for the house and the medicinal herb field, he took Ren Chunmei with him to Duting to register their divorce.
There were three copies of the divorce agreement. Zhao Shenghu and Ren Chunmei each received one copy, and the third copy was kept on file in Duting.
The people who bought Yuan Yingxing's and Zhao Shenghu's houses and medicinal herb fields felt indignant on Ren Chunmei's behalf after seeing Zhao Shenghu's behavior.
Grandma Feng said, "Chunmei, although my family bought that house, we actually have enough room. You should stay here and not go anywhere else."
They were all fellow villagers, and they couldn't bear to see Ren Chunmei sleeping outdoors.
"Thank you, Grandma Feng! I will definitely repay your kindness in the future!"
After speaking, Ren Chunmei kowtowed three times to Grandma Feng.
Zhao Shenghu turned his head and snorted at these people, then he and Yuan Yingxing each drove their oxcarts away.
They will never come back to this place.
Only a fool would stay here knowing that Zhao Family Village would become a strategic location in six months!
Ren Chunmei didn't have a single coin on her. When she returned to the embroidery workshop, she saw everyone going to the village chief to donate money. Most of them donated twenty or thirty taels, while a very few donated less than ten taels.
"Peach Blossom, your sister-in-law would like to ask you for an advance of ten taels of silver."
Ren Chunmei walked up to Zhao Taohua and said.
At this moment, Zhao Taohua was unaware that Ren Chunmei had already divorced, but when her gaze fell on Ren Chunmei, she noticed that the black and gray aura that had accumulated on Ren Chunmei's body was gradually dissipating.
"Sister Chunmei, has anything good happened lately?"
Upon hearing Zhao Taohua's question, Ren Chunmei's previously tense pupils immediately lit up, and she smiled from the bottom of her heart.
Although her right cheek was still swollen, her smile made people completely forget about it, only noticing her bright eyes.
"Peach Blossom, my sister-in-law has divorced. Zhao Shenghu and his son have left Zhao Family Village and have nothing to do with me anymore."
Although I didn't receive any property, I gained a complete version of myself.
For the past ten years or so, I've been serving that father and son, constantly having to watch Zhao Shenghu's mood, and getting slapped by him every now and then. I've really had enough of this life.
My son, whom I've loved for ten years, is an ungrateful wretch who can't be tamed. Only after he left with his father did I finally feel relieved..."
Ren Chunmei talked on and on about her happiness.
Without saying a word, Zhao Taohua gave her ten taels of silver in advance: "Sister Chunmei, if you ever have any difficulties in the future, just tell me. As long as it's something I can help with, I will never refuse!"
Ren Chunmei smiled and thanked them. She took the ten taels of silver to the village chief to register her donation.
She must earn back the ten taels of silver as soon as possible to repay Tao Hua, and then earn enough money to build a house.
It wasn't until the village chief tallied up all the donations from the village that he learned that Yuan Yingxing and Zhao Shenghu had already sold their houses and land and moved away from the village.
Moreover, Zhao Shenghu divorced Ren Shi without leaving her a single penny, and then left.
The village chief cursed, "That heartless bastard! I shouldn't have punished him with a hundred lashes last time. I should have lashed him two hundred times, so he would be paralyzed in bed forever and never be able to get up again!"
To everyone's surprise, there was such a despicable person among the descendants of the Zhao family.
After the village chief sorted out the money, he personally went to discuss with several bricklayers in the village how to build the city wall.
He took out the blueprints Zhao Taohua had given him. The city wall's direction and layout were determined by the mountain's topography, mainly controlling key locations and passes.
The village's bricklayers were dumbfounded when they saw it.
The village chief's eldest son, Zhao Guangming, was a bricklayer, as were Zhao Guangkun and Zhao Guangfa.
After reading it, Zhao Guangming said to the village chief:
"Father, Peach Blossom wants to build the city wall on the ridge of mountains, on cliffs, steep walls, rivers, lakes and other dangerous places!"
Zhao Guangkun and Zhao Guangfa nodded in agreement.
Zhao Guangkun pointed around the blueprint and said:
"Village chief, I think I understand why our village is a strategic location fought over by military strategists."
If I were a general, I would first occupy this place, and then, with a blueprint like the one Peach Blossom gave me, I would definitely build a city wall like this.
I feel that with walls like these in place, no one could possibly breach them.
Immediately, the four began to discuss what materials to prepare and how to hire people from the surrounding villages to build the structure.
Because a large workforce is needed, craftsmen alone are probably not enough; other people will also be required.
Due to the large number of people involved, some dedicated managers, food suppliers, and supervisors are needed to ensure that the construction can proceed in an orderly manner.
After the village chief finished explaining the construction of the city wall to the three people, he went to Ren Chunmei's house and returned her ten taels of silver.
“Mr. Ren, I know what you mean. Take the money back and take care of yourself first.”
After saying this, the village chief stuffed the money into Ren Chunmei's hand, but Ren Chunmei dodged it.
"Village chief, as a member of the village, how can I not help when the village is in trouble?"
I don't usually have many expenses. Although that beast Zhao Shenghu sold the house and the land, Grandma Chu agreed to let me live in the house, and I can pick and eat the vegetables in the yard as I please.
Peach Blossom also said that I wouldn't be shortchanged on my wages at the embroidery shop, and I could repay the ten taels I borrowed from her anytime.
Seeing that she insisted, the village chief stopped returning the ten taels to her and took out ten catties of rice and twenty eggs from his basket.
"Keep these. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just tell me. Don't suffer in silence."
After saying that, the village chief said angrily, "When the village is in trouble, those two guys, Yuan Yingxing and Zhao Shenghu, immediately sell their houses and fields and run away. I'm going to Duting right now to sever those two households from our Zhao Family Village."
Ren, from now on you will be able to establish your own household. I will go to Duting to get your household registration sorted out.
Although you and Zhao Shenghu have divorced, you are still a member of our Zhao Family Village.
Upon hearing this, Ren Chunmei was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to thank the village chief repeatedly.
In fact, not long after she married Zhao Shenghu, not only did Zhao Shenghu's parents die, but her own mother also died.
She had two older brothers and their wives, but after her mother died, their relationship cooled, and they didn't welcome her back at all.
Therefore, even if Zhao Shenghu beat her in the past, she would endure any grievances she suffered.
Unexpectedly, after her divorce from Zhao Shenghu, her good fortune arrived!
The village chief set up a separate household for her, and from then on, Ren Chunmei settled down in Zhao Family Village all by herself!